Slip and Fall Cases

Slip and fall cases are commonly viewed as some of the most simple premises liability or general liability cases to win. On the surface, they are very easy to understand: a person slips on something in a store or parking lot, falls, and is injured in some way. The facts of the case may be easy and basic, but proving these cases can be anything but.

The first difficulty of determining liability in any slip and fall case is identifying the cause of the slip and fall. The potential causes in any situation can be numerous. When outside, leaves, oil, water, ice, etc. can all cause a person to slip if they are in exactly the right spot. Inside a store, misplaced merchandise, too buffed floors, a spill of some sort, and many other items can cause the exact same problem.

Once the cause of the accident has been identified, it is important to find someone who can corroborate the story because he or she was actually there. The testimony of this witness is important because it helps show that the person that fell wasn’t just clumsy. It is also important because it gives a second opportunity to show that there was something there that the store should have cleaned up.

The hardest part of a slip and fall case is showing what caused the fall in the first place. Many of the most common items that cause people to slip and fall are easily cleaned up long before an attorney is called or even thought of. This makes it very difficult to take pictures of the scene of the injury. In addition, if the cause was ice, the ice can melt long before the case ever goes to trial.

Contact a Harrisburg Personal Injury Lawyer

If you have been injured as a result of a slip and fall accident, contact the Harrisburg personal injury lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., at 610-667-7511.